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Summary

O'Donnell's latest issue of Educational Psychology: Reflection for Action 3rd Edition has the reflective practice framework that teaches skills necessary to know how to connect the theory to various situations. This issue teaches critical thinking and reflective practice skills that are essential to long-term success and growth. Reflective practice is woven throughout the text using real classroom examples, and features such as "Analyze This Lesson Plan" and "How Can I Use This" to encourage probing and examining in order to find a solution.

Table of Contents

1 Introducing Educational Psychology and Reflective Teaching xxxiv

Educational Psychology 2

Theories and Research 6

Narrowing the Gap between Theory and Practice 17

Reflective Teaching 19

2 Teachers and Teaching 28

The Teaching Life 30

What Is Teaching? 31

Teacher Development 33

Teaching Efficacy 41

Planning 48

General Approaches to Teaching 57

3 Cognitive Development 66

Brain Development 68

Cognitive Development 72

Sociocognitive Development 85

Language Development 93

4 Social Development 108

Relationships 111

Psychosocial Development 119

Moral Development 127

Social Competence 132

Aggression 136

5 Behavioral Learning Theory 150

Explaining Learning 152

Principles of Behavioral Learning Theory 155

Reinforcement 156

Punishment 160

Behavioral Learning Theory and Diverse Learners 164

Applied Behavior Analysis 165

Behavioral Learning Theory and Special Needs Students 167

Managing Behavior 167

Influences of Behavioral Learning Theory on Instruction 177

6 Managing Learning in Classrooms 186

Designing the Physical Environment 188

Designing the Social Environment: Norms and Rules 195

Managing Day-to-Day Classroom Instruction 206

Dealing with Behavior Problems 211

7 Cognitive Learning Theory 222

Cognitive Theories of Learning 224

The Information-Processing Model 225

Memory Systems 230

Encoding, Retrieval, and Forgetting 238

Categorization 244

8 Social Learning Theory, Complex Cognition, and Social Constructivism 254